It was a gorgeous sunny afternoon in St Ives when I caught up with an old friend, one I hadn’t seen for a month or three and with whom it was a delight to be reacquainted....
Friends Reunited: A Penzance IPA at Mine Brewing Co
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Blog: Dark delights and a cracking English-style IPA
Funny old week. One door closes — that of my local, the Star Inn, Crowlas, where I've worked for six years and drunk in for 23 — and others open. Left to right: Black and...
Where are the best pubs to head to in 2024?
Where are the best pubs? Where can you walk in, be guaranteed a warm welcome, and get an impeccable pint of beer? Let’s find out. As it starts its 20th anniversary year, I’m...
A much-missed West Country festival is returning
Covid has a lot to answer for, and a big social casualty in my part of the world was the Celtic Beer Festival, held in the Victorian St Austell Brewery. This weekend,...
Blog: Does anyone have some pins for sale?
The owner of a Cornish micropub is looking to buy 20 pins (four-and-a-half-gallon beer casks) to broaden the beer selection for his customers. A pin in situ in the Pilchard...
Norwich City of Ale: A few of my favourite beers
The third in my trilogy of blogs from Norwich City of Ale, this time focusing on the fabulous beers. City of Ale runs until 25th June. The Norwich City of Ale 2023 launch...
Norwich City of Ale: a small but perfect pub crawl
Here's the second of my blogs on my three-day Norwich City of Ale trip, today focusing on a few of the fantastic pubs that make for a crawl par excellence! The bar in The...
Norwich City of Ale, welcoming strangers from far and wide
I've returned from a few days at Norwich City of Ale with a book full of notes, a phone full of photos, and a head full of the most fantastic memories. The City of Ale...
Beer Today: site news, and Norwich City of Ale visit
One of my new year resolutions was to get out more, and this week I'm on my way to Norwich City of Ale, as I prepare to introduce a few changes at Beer Today. Quick shout...